Autolus Raises $80m To Take T-Cell Engineering To The Next Level

Three-year-old clinical-stage UK biotech Autolus will use its $80m (£59m) Series C financing to advance three dual targeting CAR-T candidates in the clinic and build capacity.

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Flush with fresh funds, Autolus Ltd. will now advance its next-generation engineered T-cell therapies in the clinic to generate data which it hopes will support accelerated regulatory approvals further down the line, according to its CEO Christian Itin.

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